Ministry of Diaspora

Israel, Jewish Federations launch NIS 200 million plan to strengthen Diaspora Jewish education

The government-backed initiative, advanced in partnership with JFNA, will focus on expanding access to Jewish schools and strengthening Jewish identity among the next generation.

JFNA Board of Directors Chairman Gary Torgow speaks to assembled Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the government approved a NIS 200m. plan to bolster Jewish education in the Diaspora on June 28, 2026.
Yom Tov Raanan, Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism

Israel partners with JPost to launch major new global initiative for Diaspora teachers 

Ultra orthodox Jewish children pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on April 19, 20226.

More Israelis define themselves as Jews first, gov't approves NIS 100m. to improve Diaspora ties

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Tel Aviv Conference at Tel Aviv University, May 14, 2026.

Diaspora Jews aren't ‘traitors’ for not making aliyah, Diaspora Affairs Minister Chikli says


Chikli letter to Australian Jews: 'Thank you for your courage, dedication, and unbreakable spirit'

"Your resilience is a beacon of inspiration to all of us," Chikli wrote.

 Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.

Bolsonaro explains how he closed war crimes case against IDF reservist in Brazil - interview

A joint online campaign spearheaded by the Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry and Bolsonaro led Brazilian authorities to announce they would not pursue the case.

 Brazilian politician and lawyer Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, speaks as he attends an interview with the media during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Mexico City, Mexico November 18, 2022.

Brazilian police not seeking to question IDF soldier, new legal action filed in Argentina

Metropoles reported on Monday that the Brazilian Federal Police filed a request to the Federal court to reconsider a Sunday arrest warrant for a visiting IDF reservist for alleged war crimes.

 DURING FIGHTING, a soldier communicates with other members of his unit.

Grapevine December 13, 2024: A boy at last

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ORI KALLNER with his first son and sixth child.

A year in European antisemitism: What are the online and physical trends?

A new report by the Diaspora Ministry outlines the countries most affected by increasing antisemitism, and explores who drives this rise.

  GeographicDistribution of ReportedAntisemitic Incidents in Europe since October 7, 2023

Qatar behind antisemitic influencers like Dan Bilzerian, Chikli tells 'Post' - interview

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli spoke to The Post about Aliyah, rising antisemitism, and the role of social media in perpetuating Jew-hatred.

  Amichai Chikli interview with 'The Post'

Ministries cut ties with Haaretz over 'apartheid' allegations

The newspaper group claimed that Israel enforces an “apartheid regime” and referred to those involved in violent attacks as “freedom fighters.”

A Haaretz newspaper on a shelf, alongside the New York Times.

Academic delegation from Central Asian Muslim republics visits Israel amid war

Participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan defeat prejudice, praise coexistence, and call for strengthening relations.

The delegation at the Yad Ben-Zvi building in Jerusalem

Can Diaspora Ministry's new monitoring system help better understand antisemitism?

A Diaspora Ministry spokesperson shared more information about its new antisemitism monitoring project.

 Screenshot of online antisemitism

Israeli minister contemplated spying on anti-Israel organization in US - report

Chikli and his team met with an international spy company regarding a possible operation against the US-based, antisemetic SJP organization.

Pro-Palestinian students show support for Hamas following the October 7th Massacre at Columbia University in New York City, U.S., October 12, 2023.